WATCH
Definition of WATCH
- (noun)a small portable timepiece
- (noun)a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
- (noun)a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- (noun)the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
- (noun)a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- (noun)the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- (verb)look attentively
- (verb)follow with the eyes or the mind
- (verb)see or watch
- (verb)observe with attention
- (verb)be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- (verb)observe or determine by looking
- (verb)find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort